Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonRichard Thompson had been, in the words of a friend working on the Meltdown team, "like a kid in a candy store all day" about this gig.No wonder. Including the festival curator, there were half a dozen guitar gods up on st... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Skeletons Big Band... Hilarious. From the Grooms blog: "One Hundred Things to Try and Sound Like besides Animal Collective's Last Three Albums 1. Their first 5 albums. 2. If Charles Mingus were in the Beatles pre-Revolver. ....... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Azbest said... Dirtmusic 27.04.2008 Ghent (Chris Brokaw, Chris Eckman, Hugo Race) Older Stuff: Atomico Patibulo, Po Prostu, Shellac, The Gun Club http://proskynesis.blogspot.com Dr Faustroll said... Talking Heads - Complete 1975 CBS Demos http://drf... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jolly Joker said... # Stephen Stills solo discography # Bloodline - Bloodline [1994] # Charles Mingus - Cumbia & Jazz Fusion [1977] # Pickin' on Creedence Clearwater Revival # Van Halen - 5150 [1986] # The Black Crowes - Amorica [1994] # Pickin' on D... more info

All About Jazz — Mingus Big Band Live at Jazz Standard Available June 1st "Every tune a classic, every player a master, every tune sounding new, every player keeping the spirit of Charles Mingus alive and swinging!" --Michael Bourne, WBGO "A spirited blend of the l... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Roc Da Mic Right said... a tribe called quest-people's instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm system of a down-toxicity http://rocdamicright.blogspot.com Only Good Song said... Astoria Memorial Concert - Steve Marriott Tribute - 2001 http://onl... more info

Guardian Music — From the traditional to the spiritual and the really out-there, acclaimed performer Jamie Cullum picks his favourite jazz inspirationsCharles Mingus 1922-79Most people know Mingus as a pioneering bass player, but to me he's the most raucous and inven... more info

Guardian Music — (Trio)Saxophonist and clarinetist Chris Biscoe has been on the British scene for a long time, but he's made the territory between postbop and free-jazz entirely his own, and his sophisticated tributes to the jazz giants are always distinctive. This ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — JayJay said... # Charles Mingus - New Tijuaha Moods [1966] # Umphrey's McGee discography # Jeff Beck - Performing This Week...Live At Ronnie Scotts # Carole King - Super Hits # Stand Up and Shout: The Dio Anthology # Jaco Pastorius Big Band - The Wor... more info

Guardian Music — A maverick prone to obsessiveness, photojournalist W Eugene Smith was drawn to Pittsburgh's 'vistas of melancholy', but his greatest legacy was a monumental archive that chronicled the city's legendary jazz sceneRobert Frank described W Eugene Smith ... more info